City of Cresthall

thank you Karra. I dont suppose you know why Bennet and our patron for this job are being so secretive do you? Ashley pockets the gold and looks inquisitively at Karra.

Karra shakes his head. "People keep to selves, yes? Some people fear secrets coming out. Some do to protect, some to protect selves, yes?" Karra puts the boots down. "Hmm, think of if they would be people who keep secret because need to, or want to."

(DM, perhaps that's enough to help should they want to Insight anything about either of them.)

Hatt, listening in on the conversation between Ashley, Crispy and Karra, looks around.  (Are they standing somewhere private, or would the crew be able to overhear as well?)

"Thanks for the coin, Karra." Crispy says, giving it to Ashley and starts toweling her hair dry as she sits next to her. "Ugh, I need a comb." She makes a hand gesture so that everyone is close together, but away from the crew. "You're going to have to forgive my untrustworthy nature. All the years as a Special Forces Investigator." She continues. "What I mean is, it's not that Bennett and Almanac are HAVING a private conversation. It's the fact that WE'RE not a part of it, is what tickles my curiosity. Maybe Almanac is simply discussing details and standards since we nominated Bennett as leader, more or less? I don't know. But Bennett didn't offer up any information, and that's a fact you can't ignore."

She unwraps herself from Ashley's towel and starts taking off select pieces of clothes while they all talk, while doing her best to maintain a somewhat modest level of decency and not appear nearly naked in front of the crew. She hangs them to dry, and puts on dry clothes and leaves a set for Ashley that she could wear if she wanted.

The crew is too busy with fixing the ship and getting it ready to sail again. They don't try to bother you all considering you all just fought off the pirates yourselves and giving space to rest up. 

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Karra shakes his head. "People keep to selves, yes? Some people fear secrets coming out. Some do to protect, some to protect selves, yes?" Karra puts the boots down. "Hmm, think of if they would be people who keep secret because need to, or want to."

(DM, perhaps that's enough to help should they want to [Tooltip Not Found] anything about either of them.)

 (What are you helping them with?)

Bennett has a magical aura around him.  There's something similar around Ominak.  I don't know what it is, but I know that they're the same... thing... sort of.  He sighs.  I don't know if it means anything.  It might have always been there - who knows?  I can't see it all the time, only when I cast a particular type of magic; he turns to Ashley, perhaps you could take a look?  To be honest, I felt bad doing it before; it was like... spying.  He grimaces at the thought, but then presses on. 

It's okay if it's just about keeping secrets, and I don't mind if Ominak only wants to tell one person.  My fear is that Bennett, when he agreed to this, wasn't fully in control of himself.  There are magics that can influence someone against their better judgement, as I'm sure you all know.

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Crispy slowly turns while buttoning her shirt (but leaving most of it open) and rolling up the sleeves to look at Hatt and Ashley with a face of concern, and suspicion. 

"Possible magical influence?" She says, partly to herself, and partly to the group. "All the more reason to get it investigated. This behavior is a bit suspicious."

 Ashley tries her best to change her clothes under the towel. She is far more bashful then Crispy.  I know the spell you speak of, but I fear Lathandar hasn't granted me the gift to use it this day. Perhaps I will ask him tomorrow during my prays. Once she is changed she places her clothes out to dry in the sun Including her leather armor. Its soggy and she doesn't want it to get moldy and smelly.

Crispy was used to changing in front of men in the Academy, and with a body like hers, had nothing to be shy about. But, she understood that others were different, and gladly held up a towel so Ashley could change more comfortably, if needed.

She then was lost in thought as she held it as to what to do about Bennett and our employer.

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(It still says 'tooltip not found' for me.)

(I swear I fixed it. Done it again now. If it's still messed up, it's insight.)

(Yes, it's working now.)

((I'm a little lost. Are we all topside right now?))

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((I'm a little lost. Are we all topside right now?))

 (Yes, we are.  Bennett's in Ominak's cabin having a private conversation, you're at the door trying to eavesdrop, and the rest of us are in a huddle nearby, worrying.)

When Gasp hears the conversation wind down, he will move over to join the bulk of the group. That way he isn't by the door when Bennett and/or Ominak decide to come out. He just gives a soft trill of a sigh and looks to see what the others are up to. 

Karra holds out 3gp for Gasp. "Hmm, anything useful?" He asks, nodding to the captain's cabin.

Gasp will happily accept the gold, admiring it for only a moment before Karra brings up the question. He looks back to the cabin and then to Karra. Then he mimics Ominak exactly "The reward is nearly thirty thousand gold to your group for the reason of discretion."

From what you heard,  Hatt's words are slow, as he's trying to think through the possibilities, were Bennett and Ominak having a professional discussion?  Was it a heated argument?  Or was Bennett acquiescent and taking orders?